In Lawyers in the Dock , Richard L. Abel examines accounts of disciplined New York lawyers, whose vivid, compelling dramas breathe life into the ethical rules governing the legal profession. Abel identifies ways to devise better strategies for restoring trust in lawyers, a prerequisite for an effectively functioning justice system. This book is... more...

This first comprehensive biography of Thomas Goode Jones records the life of a man whose political career reflects the fascinating and unsettled history of Alabama and the Deep South at the turn of the twentieth century. Often overshadowed by the pharaonic antebellum period, the Civil War, and the luminous heights of the civil rights movement,... more...

Interweaving his account of the Steven Avery trial at the heart of Making a Murderer with other high profile cases from his criminal defense career, attorney Jerome F. Buting explains the flaws in America?s criminal justice system and lays out a provocative, persuasive blue-print for reform. Over his career, Jerome F. Buting has spent hundreds... more...

The power and influence of the federal judiciary has been widely discussed and understood. And while there have been a fair number of institutional studies-studies of individual district courts or courts of appeal--there have been very few studies of the judiciary that emphasize the judges themselves. Federal Judges Revealed considers approximately... more...

Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. more...

Supported with the warmth and generosity of Wilson?s numerous personal anecdotes, this work illuminates the life and thought of a woman who has left an extraordinary mark on Canada?s legal landscape. more...

Rose Elizabeth Bird was forty years old when in 1977 Governor Edmund G. ?Jerry? Brown chose her to become California?s first female supreme court chief justice. Appointed to a court with a stellar reputation for being the nation?s most progressive, Bird became a lightning rod for the opposition due to her liberalism, inexperience, and gender. Over... more...

QUESTION: How many lawyers does it take to finish the roof of a two-thousand-square-foot house with dormers? ANSWER: Depends on how thin you slice them. Lawyers, and, more to the point, lawyer stories, have been sliced, diced, and presented for consumption for centuries. Ever since Dick the Butcher suggested in Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 2 ... more...

Robert S. Bennett has been a lawyer for more than forty years. In that time, he?s taken on dozens of high-pro?le and groundbreaking cases and emerged as the go-to guy for the nation?s elite. Bob Bennett gained international recognition as one of America?s best lawyers for leading the defense of President Bill Clinton in the Paula Jones case. But long... more...

The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity. She?s one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage.... more...